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Threads Dev Interview #20: What is a draw-back of no code solutions?
What is a draw-back of no code solutions? [Threads] [Wayback Archive] We shouldn’t confuse no-code tools with programming. I think that is where the perceived drawbacks will emerge from. I think No-code will be great for localized, cookie cutter automation or system building. But there will be limits to the amount of customization you can…
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Threads Dev Interview #20: What excites you about the future of software?
What excites you about the future of software? And what are some areas of our life’s which will be positively impacted by future software? [Threads] [Wayback Archive] No-code excites me about the future of software. I was not sold on this for a long time, and then this past winter, I had a bit of…
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Threads Dev Interview #20: What are the concerns of software written by AI?
We are entering an era in which AI can write code, what are the concerns of software written by AI? [Threads] [Wayback Archive] Great question! And I wanted to couch my answer in some basic outlook I have about coding: Coding is simultaneously an act of expressing and comprehending human needs. That is, we write…
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Spatial Computing does not scare me. Artificial Intelligence does.
The past six to eight months have been a study in contrasts, in tech. Roughly eight months ago (may have been earlier), OpenAI put out a simple looking demo, backed by incredible engineering and technology, but little to no product finesse. ChatGPT was a roaring success. It heralded a new age in AI, a new…
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Cantonments and Campuses
Why do army cantonments look like 18th century Britain? What does that even mean? What works about them? What can we learn from them? Have army campuses influenced corporate and college campuses? In a long rant that is more of a discussion I got together with an old friend from college to chat about army…
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Clippy is a cultural success story for Microsoft
Hate it all you want, but Clippy is the single best thing that Microsoft worked on to gain cultural relevance in the world. It is the OG of smart assistants — it was the precursor to Alexa, Google, Siri and (yes) Cortana. I never understood why it got all the hate, I loved it! (In…
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